The U.S. nuclear enterprise is going through a cycle of modernization that touches practically every system in the arsenal. This modernization push requires the nuclear enterprise to engage deeply with the defense acquisition system in a way it has not since its last major modernization cycle in the 1980s.
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Conference
STRATCOM Deterrence Symposium
STRATCOM is hosting their 2020 Deterrence Symposium virtually! From November 2-13, STRATCOM will be hosting a panel a day.
Conference
2020 Virtual PONI Panel at STRATCOM’s Deterrence Symposium
Please join us (virtually) for a PONI panel hosted by STRATCOM on November 10, 2020 from 3:30-5:30 PM EDT.
Conference
Virtual Conference: International Security at the Nuclear Nexus
In today’s competitive security landscape, nuclear weapons cannot be examined in isolation from other strategic security challenges. Current and emerging challenges related to nuclear weapons increasingly cross-cut other domains, including cyber, space, and conventional war.
Conference
Explore the Transformative Potential of COVID-19: Webinar
COVID-19 has transformed the lives of people everywhere — how they live, travel, work and socially interact. On Tuesday, September 15, four highly accomplished scientists will initiate a conversation on how COVID-19 could and will transform science and security, and its ethical, legal and social implications for our future. A combination of talks and discussion, Read More
analysisNext Gen Perspectives
OSINT Ethics: Applications in the Nuclear Landscape
Capstone presenter Catherine Haslam presents a case for OSINT ethics in the nuclear landscape.
analysisNext Gen Perspectives
Rare Earth Elements: China’s Monopoly and the Supply Chain Threat to U.S. Strategic Systems
Capstone Presenter Rosemarie Frost presents a case for the risk rare earth elements pose to national security.
Book
The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s Impact on U.S. Nuclear Policy from 1958 to 2000
In this work, Dr. Paul Brown focuses on arms control issues starting with the Eisenhower administration through the signing of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty by President Clinton and the failed ratification of the Treaty. In particular, the book explores the issues related to the need for nuclear testing and the efforts that would eventually Read More
Event
Layered Defense
The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies is pleased to host a discussion with Col Dennis Bythewood, USAF, program executive officer for space development at the Space and Missile Systems Center, on August 9, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at the Capitol Hill Club. In his current position, Bythewood is responsible for establishing and Read More
Event
Nuclear and Missile Proliferation: Iran and North Korea
The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies invites you to join Representative Mike Turner of Ohio’s 10th congressional district, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee Strategic Forces Subcommittee, for a discussion on nuclear and missile proliferation in Iran and North Korea.


